A modal verb is a type of verb that is used to indicate modality – that is: likelihood, ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestions, order, obligation, or advice
Normally the verb forms in reduced relative clauses replace non-modal verbs, usually in the present continuous, present simple or past simple
Los verbos modales son verbos auxiliares que no pueden funcionar como un verbo principal, a diferencia de los verbos auxiliares “be”, “do” y “have” que sí pueden funcionar como un verbo principal
Generally speaking, modal verbs act like auxiliary verbs in that they are used together with a main verb
to be allowed to (in the sense of permission) können
Examples are permission, obligation, lack of necessity, possibility, ability, prohibition, advice and probability
They show the mood of a verb such as ability, possibility, obligation, permission, advice, or some other mood
Sep 25, 2014 · Modal auxiliary verbs, also known as helping verbs, follow a different set of rules from regular verbs, and people use them differently in different parts of the country
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For example, they can change the tense of your main verb, or indicate the possibility, permission or necessity for something to happen